Over the past week, Bitcoin has found itself flatlining, establishing a tight range in the low-$7,000s as volume tapers off. This consolidation has forced the Bollinger Bands, a moving average-based technical analysis tool often used by traders looking for more information about trading ranges and volatility, for Bitcoin to reach extremely tight levels, implying that...Read More
So-called safe-haven asset bitcoin appears mum as Trump hints an optimistic “phase one” deal with China and Boris Johnson wins the U.K. parliamentary election.The cryptocurrency risks more declines due to prevailing bearish bias.Strong technical support could send the price back towards $7,500-8,500 area.Bitcoin slipped towards $7,000 this weekend as signs of growth in the U.S.-China...Read More
Bitcoin price marked exactly one year since the lows of the 2018 bear market. Since then, the coin has improved its shape, despite going through periods of volatility. BTC Escaped Capitulation in December 2018 BTC reached lows near $3,200 on December 15, 2018, following a long slide since peak prices in late 2017. In one...Read More
Recently, digital asset management firm CoinShares published a report titled, ‘The Bitcoin Mining Network’, which spoke about break-even costs for miners, their geographical distribution and the effects of mining equipment on the Bitcoin network’s power draw. The report mentioned how certain segments of miners with the coveted combination of very cheap electricity and brand-new next-generation...Read More
Bitcoin has achieved market capitalization close to some of the biggest corporations, ranging between $100 and $300 billion. But taken in proportion to the size of the world’s financial system, BTC may have a different valuation. Debt Issuance Shows No Signs of Slowing The bloated worldwide debt, fueled by extreme quantitative easing in the last...Read More
Bitcoin was born in myth and continues to dwell there. It’s too early to know if BTC will end up a hero or a villain. Bitcoin has a story to tell, but this isn’t a fantasy novel. Bitcoin’s creation story borders on the mythological. A life-changing technology created by the pseudonymous, anonymous genius Satoshi Nakamoto,...Read More
Trace Mayer the advocate for the Proof of Keys [PoK] movement appeared on Peter McCormack’s recent podcast to talk about the importance of investors holding their private keys. Mayer noted of his first tweet about the PoK movement was on December 9, 2018, and after a few days after which Coinbase informed the users of...Read More
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro wants the nation state-issued cryptocurrency, petro (PTR) to have the same usability properties as a physical currency. On December 13, Maduro explained on national television that the Superintendence of Crypto-Assets and Related Activities (Sunacrip) will be airdropping 0.5 PTR ($30) next week to eligible citizens who register with the...Read More
A report on ‘The Bitcoin Mining Network’ was recently published by digital asset management firm, CoinShares, which spoke about the Bitcoin mining space, its growth over the last six months, and events that could affect the industry in the future. According to the report, Bitcoin proof-of-work miners continue to dominate the industry, in terms of...Read More
Surely I can get through this introductory paragraph without mentioning the UK election. Must be some other news to cling to. If possible I could also tie in some spurious bitcoin comment… Can you buy a National Health Service with bitcoin? Or I could just mention that Miss Jamaica won the Miss World 2019 competition...Read More
Mankind is a dedicated race and our insatiable thirst for innovation has been evident through history. Humans are obsessed with speed. For us, anything faster is better. Major innovations like telephones and trains, improved our speed of communication and transport, whereas simple developments like food-delivery apps, increased our ability to access a cooked-meal under 20...Read More
Indian Parliament member Dr. Subramanian Swamy has shared his view on cryptocurrency. Advocating for India to make the transition to crypto, he reportedly said, “cryptocurrency is inevitable.” The lawmaker will chair a conference at the UN India’s headquarters next week where issues surrounding cryptocurrency in the country will be discussed. Also read: Regulatory Roundup –...Read More
Last week, the one-week Bitcoin chart printed an extremely bullish sign: the golden cross of the 50-week and 100-week simple moving averages, with the former crossing above the latter. (As an aside, a golden cross is when a short-term moving average crosses over a long-term one to imply bulls have control.)While this is a decidedly...Read More
After struggling to recover above $7,300, bitcoin price started a fresh decline against the US Dollar.The price is currently trading in a bearish zone just above the $7,000 support area.There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $7,260 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The price is...Read More
Bottle Pay, a cryptocurrency payments provider from the U.K., has announced its decision to cease operations by the end of the year. Despite attracting some serious funding and expanding its user base significantly in the past few months, the company has found it unacceptable to continue to work under the upcoming EU regulations. AMLD5, the...Read More
Matic cryptocurrency which began its journey at the end of April, crashed to $0.018 earlier this week. Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder and COO at Matic Network called it a nightmare Just woke up to this nightmare due to a distress call by someoneIt will be clear very shortly that we are not behind this, as some...Read More
If you have perused Bitcoin and Crypto Twitter at all over the past few weeks, you’ve likely seen the term “miner capitulation” mentioned again and again.You see, over the past few months, the price of BTC has fallen off a proverbial cliff, tanking from $14,000 to $7,000 in a matter of months. As this has...Read More
Metal wallets are a reliable way to store Bitcoin for a long period of time. These wallets are simple metal plates that hold a seed phrase – a string of words that can be used to recover a Bitcoin address. Typically, metal wallets are used to back up deposit-only addresses that have never been used...Read More
Over the past few weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) has found itself consolidating in the low-$7,000s, holding this key support region as bears threaten the cryptocurrency’s demise. While this consolidation has been bullish, in that selling pressure has abated for weeks, setting the stage for a bullish reversal, a market cycle analysis by a popular crypto trader...Read More
On the latest episode of the ‘On The Brink with Castle Island’ podcast, hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures spoke about recent ICO scams, Jack Dorsey’s activity with Square Crypto, and the effects of staking on a network. Walsh and Carter first spoke about the ShopIn ICO, where the failing business...Read More
After an extended period of trading sideways around $7,200, Bitcoin’s bears have once again gained control of the cryptocurrency and have sent to a key support level. BTC’s bulls have so far been able to defend this level, but it remains unclear as to whether it will continue to hold as the weekend continues on.One...Read More
According to regional reports, the Russian darknet market Hydra is planning an initial coin offering (ICO) in order to expand the marketplace internationally. The sale is set to start on December 16 and Hydra administrators hope to raise $146 million from the token sale. Also read: Regulatory Roundup – Bitcoin Futures Fund Approved, India’s RBI-Backed...Read More
On the most recent episode of The Scoop Live podcast, The Block’s Frank Chaparro spoke to president of Fidelity Digital Assets, Tom Jessop, a man hailed by CoinDesk as the man who could, “”bridge the gap between Wall Street and Crypto.” During the interview, Jessop spoke about how custody is a base requirement on the...Read More
Cryptocurrency has long been something given away. In fact, the first Bitcoin (no, not a whole coin) this writer ever received was through a BTC faucet, which if you remember are these services that play ads and grant viewers a few satoshis here or there, often $0.25 or so.According to a top philanthropist, giving digital...Read More
After trading in a tight range between $7,300 and $7,150 for several days, Bitcoin might be on the move again, heading south this time. The price of the largest cryptocurrency dropped to $6,994 on the largest margin trading exchange, BitMEX. Bitcoin managed to recover slightly and is currently trading at around $7,050. Cryptopotato reported today...Read More
Trace Mayer, a YouTuber, and host of Bitcoin Knowledge podcast spoke with Peter McCormack on What Bitcoin Did and addressed the upcoming Proof-of-Keys [PoK] and other important aspects related to Bitcoin and the ecosystem. Mayer, the person behind the Proof-of-Keys movement, spoke about the last event and how it helped spread awareness and take back...Read More
On ‘The Scoop Live’ podcast, Frank Chaparro recently spoke to Fidelity Digital Assets’ president, Tom Jessop, to talk about custodial services in the current market, and institutional entrants into the Bitcoin space, support for Ethereum, and the application of blockchain technology in the tokenization of traditional assets. According to Jessop, Fidelity is currently routing more...Read More
Key Takeaways Multiple outcomes indicate a converging bearish case for Bitcoin in the coming week. The 4-hour chart shows a dip below the $7,000 region and a retest of November 25 low, $6,515. Further bearish momentum could slide Bitcoin to $6,200, and possibly to $5,920. As Bitcoin’s price lugs in the $7,000 region for the...Read More
The number of billionaires holding Bitcoin continues to grow. The latest magnate to go public with his BTC purchase is the philanthropist Bill Pulte, who now wants to promote the benchmark crypto’s adoption. Billionaire Bill Pulte: “Cryptocurrency can help the world’s poorest.” Bill Pulte is the head of Pulte Capital Partners, one of the directors...Read More
There are few images as gripping as that of Kolin Burges holding up the placard reading “Mt. Gox, Where Is Our Money,” in the midst of the collapse of the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world. This image of the beanie-headed Londoner on the streets of Tokyo defined the state of cryptocurrency exchanges for much...Read More
